Aston Villa have a major doubt over midfielder Gavin McCann for the clash with Tottenham at Villa Park.

McCann is suffering from a knee problem and a dead leg and looks unlikely to figure. Villa have Eric Djemba-Djemba and Lee Hendrie on alert to take over.

New signings Wilfred Bouma and James Milner are set to make their home debuts, while Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel is set to start his third successive match on the bench with Milan Baros and Kevin Phillips expected to continue in attack.

Craig Bellamy is expected to return to the Blackburn squad on Sunday to face his former club Newcastle at Ewood Park.

Bellamy, 26, has been out since the opening game of the season with a muscle tear but is in contention for a place against the club he left in the summer after a public row with manager with Graeme Souness.

Rovers striker Paul Dickov is hoping to shrug off a back injury, but Andy Todd remains suspended.

Charlton manager Alan Curbishley will have to make do without Russian midfielder Alexei Smertin - signed on loan from Chelsea - after the Blues refused to let him play against them in tomorrow's game between the teams.

Curbishley must also do without long-term absentees Dean Kiely (finger) and Jason Euell (shoulder).

However, Charlton include Republic of Ireland international Matt Holland after he recovered from a rib injury.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is expected to bring captain Steven Gerrard back into the starting line-up to face Manchester United on Sunday.

Benitez rested Gerrard, Steve Finnan, Djibril Cisse, Stephen Warnock and Dietmar Hamann for Tuesday's Champions League win away to Real Betis, but only Gerrard can expect to go straight back into the first team.

Benitez still has Fernando Morientes out with a hamstring injury, while Harry Kewell and Neil Mellor are long-term injury victims.

Manchester United will field Kieran Richardson at left-back against Liverpool on Sunday after Argentinian Gabriel Heinze was ruled out for most of the season.

Heinze sustained cruciate knee ligament damage in United's Champions League group match against Villarreal on Wednesday.

Already without Roy Keane (hamstring), Gary Neville (thigh), Wes Brown (thigh), plus long-term casualties Quinton Fortune, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the United squad is low on numbers and Ferguson will be forced to use teenagers on the bench.

Sunderland defender Alan Stubbs has been declared fit for the game against with West Brom after recovering from a bout of concussion.

The 33-year-old was forced to leave the pitch minutes before Chelsea took the lead at Stamford Bridge last weekend, but has been given the all-clear to resume.

Full-back Stephen Wright (knee) is back in light training and could return in two-to-three weeks, but George McCartney (hamstring), Colin Healy (knee) and Kevin Kyle (hip cartilage) remain on the sidelines.

Tottenham will give a late fitness test to Edgar Davids ahead of tomorrow's trip to Aston Villa and expect him to be available despite a recent groin strain.

Striker Grzegorz Rasiak, England midfielder Jermaine Jenas and Korean left-back Lee Young-pyo are all set to feature again after making their debuts against Liverpool last weekend.

Egyptian forward Mido is suspended, while defender Michael Dawson misses out because of a hamstring problem and Noe Pamarot (knee) is still not fit, but winger Wayne Routledge could return following a foot injury.